Poems have a life of their own. In this case it's certainly true. “I named my new born baby after after the title of your poem” wrote a mother last week. Her child is named "Rain". My poem Read more [...]
The greatest of Landmark Poetics in Britain is by Gwyneth Lewis. Opened in 2004 "In these stones Horizons Sing" is The Millenium Centre in Wales. It's uncompromising and contemporary nature Read more [...]
Today hunting packs of drones stalk the skies. Against a backdrop of World War One commemoration and present-day conflict around the world, my poem "Let There Be Peace" will be prominently Read more [...]
Almost every day I try to find a new way to describe the morning in a Morning Tweet. Today's reads "Fold night sky fifteen times. Turn Vertical. How to make yourself a fan of the dawn". I began this Read more [...]
Who Were You On The Day I Shot You? was written to accompany a series of Panoramic shots - seen here in the independent - taken of the people of Preston and hung at Lancashire Museum in Preston. The Read more [...]
A chat over a pint in a pub in Manchester about writing a poem for its outer wall has become a lifelong project. Poetry as Landmarks grew from the giant poem painted on the side of that same Read more [...]
Just got this. It was a short complete residency earlier this year and as good as a residency gets. It surrounded the making of one poem thoroughly researched with the people of Thanet. Originally Read more [...]
In Durban, the street children who live without family employ extraordinary skills to deal with extraordinary situations on a daily moment by moment basis. They consistently navigate crisis walking the Read more [...]
This video is about my permanent installation on The Olympic Park and also about my exhibition Sparked at The viewtube. The veiwtube is a real exhibition space by The Olympic site. It attracts 1,000 visitors Read more [...]